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Thread ID: 126936 2012-09-25 22:55:00 Napier Devastation Siren today Greg (193) PC World Chat
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1303408 2012-09-26 02:27:00 Jeez i would hope you get more than 1 week Paul Gobe1 (6290)
1303409 2012-09-26 03:02:00 We all at work in Auckland forgot all about it. It's unlikely up here we will get a CH,or WN type of earthquake. It will be a volcanic type which will give us a weeks notice before things get bad..

Don't count on that. It all depends on what type of eruption happens.
There's the smoke for a bit first type, but there's also the pyroclastic go bang type.
pctek (84)
1303410 2012-09-26 03:33:00 Usually before a volcanoe is due to erupt you get swarms of earthquakes weeks before it does.
:)
Trev (427)
1303411 2012-09-26 05:20:00 Usually before a volcanoe is due to erupt you get swarms of earthquakes weeks before it does.
:)

"Usually" Trev, well said. ;)
Gobe1 (6290)
1303412 2012-09-26 05:44:00 Never even heard about this drill... ChazTheGeek (16619)
1303413 2012-09-26 08:39:00 Us Cantabrians dont need them Chaz hueybot3000 (3646)
1303414 2012-09-27 08:22:00 Lol. It was about earthquakes well though wasn't it. Or was it just volcano's? ChazTheGeek (16619)
1303415 2012-09-27 12:38:00 Since I had a fresh foil hat on, I didn't bother with the drill. I did ensure I had a Hi-Vis handkerchief nearby though. R2x1 (4628)
1303416 2012-09-27 20:56:00 We all at work in Auckland forgot all about it. It's unlikely up here we will get a CH,or WN type of earthquake. It will be a volcanic type which will give us a weeks notice before things get bad..

Dont count on getting weeks of warning!

Recent Volcanic Eruption on Tongariro was not much warning of what was happening, It also highlighted the major problem with Auckland of to much noise that makes the seismic equipment used in most of the world useless! Couple of days warning if your lucky tht something is on the move to the surface.

That said I dont think you were alone in not taking part, few of the local emergency services volunteers could not be bothered either.
coldfront (15814)
1303417 2012-09-28 05:46:00 Reminds me of the movie Dante's Peak... ChazTheGeek (16619)
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